Oh well, I know the word spread already, BUT it was a tough road for me, for sure!
I passed my exams and I'm a state-approved teacher for secondary schools in the subjects Biology and English now. I'm more than relieved that this stressful time is over and that I got away with a reasonable result!
Thanks for all the congrats that I received already!
If you know schools that might need me, let me know!_________________Labwork and scientific experience tell me: Nothing is really foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. (Victor Hugo 1802-1885)

Congratulations Sockenfussel! Never doubted you will do well!_________________"The piano keys
Are black and white
But they sound like a million colours in your mind"
(from Spider's Web by Katie Melua)
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MojoPin
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Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:43 pm Post subject:

YAY, Sock! Your hard work has paid off.

I think they stretch things out and make it tough so you'll be forced to learn patience... which you'll need LOTS of as a secondary school teacher.

And I already posted this in another thread but will repeat here: congrats to LadyI on the newest little sidekick!_________________"It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage."

Birhar
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Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:40 am Post subject:

Congrats Socken!! Well done! Hope you'll find a decent job at a nice and good school, soon!

Congratulations, socken. I'm just curious what kind of biology a sock can have... Now, to the conquest of poor innocent souls _________________There is no problem that can't be solve without any solution

Congrats Socken - good luck with the teaching, takes a lot of dedication!

sockenfussel
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Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:40 am Post subject:

Thanks so much everyone!
Platy: the biology of the sock involves its ecological surrounding, its evolutionary development, its procreational habits, its genetic variance... much is there still to be discovered of course!
Mojo: oh yes! patience you need,young padawan!
bir: working on that!
LadyI: the exams were tough, yes; the age group is one of my favorite, because they already have their own opininon. Basically, if you take them seriously as persons, let them decide certain things, make your decisions transparent and stick to rules both sides agreed on... then they're really easy to handle. Teenagers are one of the most creative, funny, vivacious and most awesome group of people one can meet in life.
My subjects: yes that was part of the decision really. I always loved both of them, had a horrible biology teacher in school, wanted to teach science and Shakespeare, two very different passions that combine with a third one: my passion for people In university I always loved the constant change between literary theory, linguistics, old English (oh yes!), Grammar AND cell structures, pipettes, test tubes, genetics, evolution, animals, bird excursions (at 4 in the morning). One is life the other culture condensed and today I couldn't live without one of them _________________Labwork and scientific experience tell me: Nothing is really foolproof for a sufficiently talented fool.

To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark. (Victor Hugo 1802-1885)

zgurl49
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Location: Minot, ND

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Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject:

1. Congratulations on the newest addition LadyI! How very exciting!! I love his name

2. Congratulations sock! So glad all your hard work finally paid off!_________________Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow. - James Dean

I haven't gotten Z a Robin shirt, despite m_p's excellent suggestion, but one of my husband's coworkers got him this:

They think we like Dune, for some reason. Actually, this makes me want to make a shirt for him that says "Little Maker," because that would be even nerdier._________________My latest obsession: Can fashion be eco-conscious?

Congratulations Lady! Last I saw your pictures, they not heralded this change! Beautiful babies! _________________Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun - Woody Allen